Archive for: grow

It’s the beginning of February – by most measures, the heart of winter – and Steve Martin is wearing shorts. Partially perhaps because we’re enjoying some marvelously warm midwinter weather, but specifically because the weather in the carefully climate controlled greenhouses in which Steve farms hovers around a warm and lightly humid low seventies. […]

Nestled up in the pine-lined inclines of Glorieta is Aimee Putnam’s Three Sister Farm. Named after the three cornerstone crops of Native American agriculture – squash, maize and beans – her produce is primarily defined by the color green – lettuce, braising mix, kale, chard, parsley, herbs, edible flowers. In the winter, Aimee focuses on […]

Every Saturday morning, when my schedule permits, I’m a regular at the Santa Fe Farmer’s market. Usually, it’s for what I call “supplies” – whatever is fresh, eye catching, and fits my recipe plans. The added bonus that I’ve photographed many of the farmers on their beautiful farms, and it’s a chance to catch up […]

My friend Erin O’Neill and her colorful posse of gardeners proudly wear and promote their roles as homemakers – albeit of the radical persuasion – with such wholesome yet radical ideas as trading the bounty of their produce amongst each other, creating a barter economy outside the whole cash-capital-tax paradigm. For the third year in […]

For years, I’ve been wanting some insight into the mysterious undertaking known as “mushroom hunting”. There is fungi subterfuge and vows of secrecy – true devotees protect their favorite hunting grounds with territorial discretion. I was thrilled to discover my friend Erin O’Neill is a “Bole” aficionado, and thanks to a gloriously monsoonish summer, the […]

I’m proud to have photographed this special event for the third year. The mission of the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Institute is to assist farmers and other land based producers in the production and promotion of their produce, to encourage small farm and ranch operations, engage in research to benefit the advancemnt of agriculture while […]

There’s something to be said for living in one of the more unusual states of the union. For instance – whenever I call customer service, and speak with someone who actually identifies themselves as being stationed in the states, I get to entertain all sorts of questions about New Mexico. For instance, “yes, it really […]

[If you like to listen, “tune in” to hear Stacy Pearl and I talk the delicious decadence of NOLA and the rebirth of Blair Grocery on her KSFR Mouth of Wonder radio show] My first visit to New Orleans’ notorious lower 9th Ward was in July, 2007. I’d been to New Orleans on a nearly […]